Pioneer Cemetery, Morristown OH

It's been a while since I've explored a new-to-me cemetery!  

Pioneer Cemetery

Disclaimer - I'm just a tourist - this cemetery is a good 5+ hours from my home, I have no affiliation with the township and I'm not likely to go back there anytime soon.

Although, if I did live nearby, I'd sure be getting permission to clean up the stones!

Which, by the way, the material the stones were made out of reminded me of the old burying grounds in Boston.  Dark slate that eroded off in layers. 

I had taken an overnight road trip to Ohio with my sisters between Christmas & New Years and I had some time to myself, so I checked out a couple local cemeteries.  I tender to prefer smaller, older ones so I can take it all in.  This one met all my preferred criteria! 

As soon as I came over the little hill in town, I was like "oooooooooo!"

I'm 110% certain at one point the entire cemetery was surrounded by that picket fence.  The corner posts are still visible.  There are houses on each side.  In fact, just to the left of the fence above is someone's driveway leading back to a shed that sits just behind the former fenceline to the cemetery. 

I'm going to try to compare the stones I took pics of with the ones already recorded in the Find A Grave page to get the names.  It's tough since a lot of the FAG pics are 10-12 years old and they have a lot less moss, lichen & damage!

I couldn't find a listing for this one. 

 But I zoomed in on this one and 

OMG - so pretty!  

 The stone is very unique. All of the stones in this cemetery are early to mid 1800s so seeing color on it was a surprise. 

Joseph, son of Lindol & Margaret Sprague

died October 6, 1832

aged 13 months, 9 days

or maybe

James Wilson, son of John & Charity Lippincott

died August 18, 1831

aged 6 years, 4 months, 2 days

The stones are very similar, having the same shape and the same carving in the upper bumpy thing 

John Perry 

Continental Line

Revolutionary War

1752-1825

*********

John Perry, a solider of the Revolution, died November 9, 1825 aged 73 years, 1 month & 28 days

Jane, consort of John Perry, died May 11, 1812, aged 73 years

No listing - heck it might even be a footstone!

Dr Joseph Gaston 

died July 11, 1833  aged 28 years, 1 month & <blurred>

It says Hymn 23.4 in the bottom right but with a little help from Google, it's a hymn called Blest be the Tie That Binds. 

This is the back of Dr. Gaston's - I've never seen such fantastic carvings on the back of a stone before!

Couldn't find a listing but the shape is really interesting!

Possibly Mary Horner

1828-1892

She doesn't already have a stone pic listed and all I can make out is an M.

William H. Howard

Capt, Continental Line

Revolutionary War

1822

William Beard

Recruiting Service

Maryland Line

Revolutionary War

Oct 10, 1762 - 1835

Robert C. Botkin 

Col. Ohio Militia

War of 1812

1791-1863

You can see one of the white fence posts just to the left of the stone, which is the opposite corner from the sign & flagpole. 

The tree just to the left of the post looks like it had been visited by someone rubbing their antlers!

Nancy Warnick

Died on the 26th of some month, 1840

Hannah Cunningham

died Dec 13, 1839

age 14

I didn't see any listing with a round base like that! 

Jane Rebecca

daughter of Charles & Mary McKinny who died February 19 1826

aged 5 years, 11 months and 10 days 

~suffer little children~

Morristown Founder

S/Major Duncan Morrison

1st & 7th PA Foot Regt

Revolutionary War

Valley Forge

Built the Black Horse Inn

First Justice of Peace

Died February 26, 1827

Husband of Mary Fletcher Morrison

Sarah, daughter of Carolton & Ann Collins

died July 1, 1834

aged 3 years, 10 months 14 days

I definitely see a "T" about halfway down on the left with an "ER" across from it, but that's about all.  

But no listing matches it. 

Mary, wife of Nicholas Rodgers

died January 27, 1852 aged 74 

John Israel - Surveyor

Cadet 12 VA REGT

Revolutionary War

1749-1822

I didn't find a listing for this one, either.  

The shape of the top of this is fantastic!

 I can make out "sacred to the memory of" at the top and there's a definite B along the left side.

The only unaccounted for listings with a B are Amos R. Bonifant 1857-1923 and Cassandra Catherine Davis Bonifant 1848-1920

So maybe this is their's?

This one was face down - it was small so I could have easily picked it up & turned it over, but when I reached down for it - something told me not to. 

So I didn't.

Joseph, son of John & Catharine Eaton

died Feb 8, 1825

The carvings are beautiful!

Kenturah Elliot

Died July 1, 1845

age 23

I can honestly say I've never heard that name before!

Martha, wife of Alexander Morrison

died February 9, 1846

age 71 (maybe?)

John Eaton Sr

(a free mason)

Husband of Catharine Eckles

engaged in the hotel & mercantile business

Morristown, Ohio

1781 PA - 1843

James Moore

died Aug 13, 1843

aged 13 years, 10 months, 10 days

William Ramsey

Ensign PA TRP

Revolutionary War

January 1756 - January 1841

William Ramsey

His headstone faces the other direction

I didn't see any listing that had this shape or damage. 

Henry Walkinshaw

died October 25, 1827

Mary Jane, daughter of James & Eleanor Gray

died August 8, 1831

age 7 years, 11 months & 28 days

Jane, daughter of J & LA Gourley

died August 30, 1846

aged 2 years, 2 months & 10 days

I'm guessing that this belongs to 

Alexander

son of R&E Morrison

died in July 1850?  

Can't even begin to guess on this one!

Zooming in, I can't make out a name other than Andrew - but looking at the pic as I'm typing, it clearly says Hannah.  But there's only one Hannah listed and I already have her stone above!

Very cool cemetery! I enjoyed my visit there.